i listened to kid A because 4chan told me to
i didn't think it was anything special. i'll listen to king of limbs one day because the album art is cool
if i see cool album art i give that album a listen most of the time

Also, opinions on the difference between ambient and atmospheric music?

Gee, I think they overlap a lot, but if there had to be a distinction it would be that ambient would be reverb-y in general, while atmospheric would have synth pads and lots of textures. But it's pretty confusing, you could have a field recording of nature with textures, and also consider that ambient-like. I also have a feeling "ambient" tends to have percussion more often than "atmospheric".

Gee, I think they overlap a lot, but if there had to be a distinction it would be that ambient would be reverb-y in general, while atmospheric would have synth pads and lots of textures. But it's pretty confusing, you could have a field recording of nature with textures, and also consider that ambient-like. I also have a feeling "ambient" tends to have percussion more often than "atmospheric".